All theories ______from practice and in turn serve practice．

There is little ______increasing your reading speed if you do not understand what you are reading．

what you say now is not______with what you said yesterday．  

Putting prisoners in chains doesn’t solve the______0f crime，such as  poverty or disaffection within society．

Binary stars，as their name suggests，are twin stars whose position in space______ each other．

All evidence relevant______the case should be gathered and analyzed．

Come what______we’ll go ahead with our plan．

We should______primary importance to the development of economy．

Examiners who are______to favorites are criticized by many people．

Look for small ways to add activity to your day, like taking the stairs______the elevator or going on a short walk．

It would be better to make a decision now, ______ leave it until next week.

We'll inform you as soon as tickets become ______.

 The foreign company has been______ running this factory for decades.

 If you ______ my advice, you wouldn't be in such trouble now.

 The meeting ______, we left the room quickly for dinner.

 All the money ______, Frederick started looking for work.

______ his talk when Mary ran out of the lecture hall.

 The two sisters are _____ in many ways, not only in appearance but also in temperament.

The purpose of the program is to provide training for employees so that they can work ______.

I hope my boy friend will be handsome, strong and ______ kind.

People produce food in many ways．Agriculture，or farming，developed j thousands of years ago. ___11___about 100 years ago, most farmers in the United States Produced only enough food for their own___12___Today,modern equipment and farming methods have greatly ___13___the American farmer’s productivity.

In various parts of the world,people___14___many animals that supply meat and milk. Cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and pigs are important food animals. In the United States, the cow is the major source of milk products. Chickens___15___ people with both meat and eggs.

Fishing is an important source of food , ___16___in areas near the sea. Some countries, like Japan, consume much more fish than meat.

The wealthy areas of the world consume the most food , ___17___include the United States, Canada, and Europe. Many countries are able to import food if it cannot be produced at home. ___18___Great Britain imports about 75percent of its meat，and grows less than half the food its people require.

___19___people of the poor countries of the world usually eat only what they are able to produce themselves. In some parts of Asia, people live ___20___rice alone.

Lately it has become fashionable in America to question whether it is really worth it to go to college. According to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, only 40 percent of Americans felt that colleges provided a good value for the cost. At the same time,86 percent of college graduates still felt the investment was a good one for them.

There are a number of reasons for the widespread dissatisfaction with college. First, there are plenty of problems with higher education—poor quality and out-of-control costs are two of the biggest，Second， it is true that college is not for everyone．There are plenty of rewarding and important careers that do not require college．And due to the slow economy，there may in fact be more graduates than the current job market needs．Besides，anti-college sentiment is nothing new· Today，Microsoft’s Bill Gates or Apple’s Steve Jobs—both college dropouts-is often held up as evidence of why all that time sitting in class is better spent elsewhere．

  However，getting a college education is still a good idea．College graduates earn more，and are more likely to have a job in the first place．According to the statistics last year，the average weekly earnings for someone with some college but no degree were$712，compared to$1，038 for a college graduate．That is almost$17，000 over the course of a year and there is an even bigger divide for those with less education．Meanwhile，the unemployment rate was 9.2 percent for those with only some college and more than 10 percent for those with just a middle school degree，but it was 5.4 percent for college graduates．The economic gaps between college completers and those with less education are getting larger·    

Although most Americans surveyed by Pew feel doubtful about the value of a college degree，an overwhelming majority of parents Pew surveyed still expect their children to go to college．“It call be inferred that the increased doubt has not significantly influenced decision making，’’Pew’s Taylor says．“Despite the concern about rising costs and other problems，college remains a universal desire in this country．”

A major sociological（社会学的）theory known as symbolic interactionism（符

号互动论）offers some important clarification of how men and women are taught to fill different  roles in society．The key concept in symbolic interactionism is that communication makes a big difference in behavior：people act on the basis of messages they receive from others，and how they understand those messages. This can be seen in a concept developed by sociologist Charles Horton Cooley known as the looking-glass self．

By the looking-glass self，Cooley meant the self-image that each of us develops according to the messages we receive from others；we think and behave according to our understanding of those messages．If, for example，a  young girl is repeatedly told that she is pretty, she will come to believe that（1）she is in fact pretty，and（2）being pretty is an important thing in her life．Similarly，if she is told that she is not good（or not expected to be good）at certain things（such as math） she will come to believe that she is not good at such things and would better off working at things she can be successful at．The likely product is a young woman who devotes a great deal of attention to her appearance，regards being pretty as a key to success in life，and who is intimidated by anything involving numbers．

Since we know that young girls are given messages like these，and that young boys are given different messages，we can see a good part of how sex roles are taught．There is little or no evidence of differences in what young girls and young girls and boys can do，but the older children become，the greater the differences in the areas in which boys and girls are likely to stand out.

 Since the beginning of the Internet era，it has been widely accepted that when you join an online company，whatever data you put into it belongs to you．

    That means you can sign up for one kind of email，import your contacts into that system，and if you later decide to switch to some other email service，you can export all your contacts from the first service into the new one．You can use Microsoft’s Hotmail，then move to Yahoo Mail，then to Google’s Gmail．Or you can have accounts on three services and keep all your contacts in each one．

    That’ the way things were — until Facebook appeared. Facebook took a different approach Until recently, everything you put into Facebook could not be exported anywhere. In effect,  you didn’t own your data. Facebook did.

Of course this is rubbish．The reality is that Facebook wants to make it difficult，if not impossible，for you to leave．

    Now that policy has sparked a fight between Google and Facebook．Google is angry because its users can，and often do，export their Gmail contact information into Facebook．But those people can’t bring Facebook information back into Gmail．

    Earlier this month Google declared it would block exports of its data to Facebook．In a shameless move，Facebook broke through Google’s roadblock so its users could keep pulling data from Google．

    Google said it was “disappointed’’ with Facebook’s  behavior．It also created a warning screen to tell Gmail users that if they export their information to Facebook they won’t  get it back．

    Basically，Facebook’s  position with major IT companies is this：if you want access to all the information we’ve collected，strike a deal with us．Microsoft and Yahoo have done that，and now，like magic，they can export Facebook contact information into their systems，while Google still can’t．

    Remember the early days of the Net，when everything was going to be open and flee? That was great until people realized that their user data could be turned into gold．Now there are billions involved，and nobody is playing nice anymore．

However careful one may be, he cannot possibly listen carefully to everything that he hears. There are 11 of reasons for this. One of them is the overload of messages most of us 12 each day. In addition to the numerous hours we 13 hearing other people speak, we may spend several hours listening to the radio or sitting in front of a television set. 14, it is impossible to focus our attention completely on what is said; our mind might be 15 elsewhere. Preoccupation with our personal concerns is 16 reason we don't always listen carefully. A romance 17 sour or a good grade on a test may take prominence in our mind even as 18 is speaking to us. Furthermore, we are surrounded by all kinds of noises which interfere 19 listening. For example, voices at a party or 20 of traffic may simply make it difficult for us to catch everything that is being said.

Many of today's most trusted sales techniques were invented over a century ago by a young merchant named Eaton in Toronto. When he was young, Eaton worked briefly with his brothers in small-town stores. In 1869, he sep up his own shop in downtown Toronto. He had many competitors, but he was also ambitious and had a plan for success. He offered a unique style of trade, but as was expected, all the other shopkeepers laughed at him, believing he would eventually fail. However, Eaton was not a man to be easily defeated; he came up with a brand new notion of business - "Goods satisfactory, or money refunded." He sold all his goods at fixed prices and only for cash.

With a sharp sense of what the public wanted, he went out of the way to meet their needs. His business grew rapidly. He set up new branches and started mail order service that allowed people to buy from a list of his goods.

Eaton's list-advertisements of his day-was the first of its kind. It was distributed and read all over the country. It was the only way to access good-quality goods at reasonable prices for people living far away from big cites. It became part of their life. They even called it The Wishing Book. The secret of the list's success was that Eaton gained the respect of this customers; they trusted him for good prices and quality goods. Probably because he remembered his miserable early days in Ireland, Eaton thought much of the welfare of his employees: better working conditions, shorter weekday hours than his competitors and Saturday afternoons off in the summer. In all this, he was a leader.

The threat of a global outbreak (疾病大爆发) of bird flu makes it urgent for the international community to cooperate effectively. Wealthy countries will have to provide hundreds of millions of dollars for the testing and production of medicines necessary for treating patients suffering from bird flu. Developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, where the bird flu virus (病毒) has spread since 1997, must work out special programs so that farmers will not hide sighs of possible outbreaks. In addition, the way such farm birds as chickens and ducks are traditionally raised and marketed in the developing world should be changed; there should be more distance between the birds and their keepers. Countries should deal with the disease with joint effort. If one country is inadequately prepared, it will be a threat to every other country.

The potential effects of a national outbreak of bird flu are enormous. Firstly, an outbreak may kill large numbers of people. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that an outbreak similar to the mild Hong Kong flu of 1968 could kill as many as 7.4 millions people. If it were as dangerous as the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 50 million, the number would be much higher. Secondly, such an outbreak may cause great financial damage. The latest outbreak of bird flu, which began in December 2003, has cost Southeast Asia more than $10 billion and depressed its GDP by 1.5 percent. If a new outbreak of bird flu were to last for a whole year, $800 billion would be lost.

Despite the 124 human cases and 63 deaths from bird flu since December 2003, the virus remains mainly a disease animals. However, the more animals that die of the disease, the more chances it has of spreading to people. Large numbers of dead or dying birds mean that more people will be exposed to the virus and change into a virus with new characteristics. If the international community works together efficiently, man can surely prevent such a virus and possibly save millions of lives.

The long summer holidays are finally over and some parents are pleased. "We worry more about their safety in the holidays," explains one mother from North London. If teenagers are not wandering around on public transport in a big and potentially dangerous city, they are chatting to strangers in an internet chat room! Well, that's an extreme picture of the UK today, but many parents are worried about how much freedom they can give their children during the holidays and at weekends.

Weekends are not the only time to worry! Newspaper are full of stories about too many school kids going to school by car because their parents do not want them to travel alone on a bus or train. This summer there were more frightening stories of teenagers disappearing with questionable friends that they met on the net. All the Media stories help increase parents fears, but is the UK really so dangerous?

Many young people feel that life for their parents was easier. In the 1960s young people played in the streets more and traveled around town without their parents. "At least our parents can keep tabs on us," says 16-year-old Julia. "So many people have mobile phones now and their parents ring to find out where they are. I use my mobile to get Dad to come to the station when I arrive late." Mobiles are not just expensive toys; they help keep young people safe. Most significantly, they help keep young people safe. Most significantly, they make parents feel better. Only one problem is, though, that some young people have been attacked by thieves who want to steal their mobile phones.

Young people like going out with friends, but they now need to learn how to get home safely. Five million young people in the UK between the ages of 9 to 16 use chat rooms to make friends, but they, too, need to be careful and never give their personal details to a stranger. Young people today have more opportunities to meet new people and go out at night more than their parents ever did. Now school, television programs and newspapers must help teenagers to enjoy their freedom and to be responsible for their own safety.

  A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds.Several thousand people were left without power in Kent Count v-One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.

    “It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun_fair ride，”said the woman．

    The British Geological Survey said the 4.3一magnitude quake struck at 8:19 a.m.and was centered under the English Channel, about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.

     Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about l0 to 15 seconds.

     "I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me. " said  Hendrick van Eck, 27, of Canterbury about  60miles southeast of London. "I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of

my bed hopping up and down.

     There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year, but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4. 8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.

     The country's strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in l93l,measuring 6. l on the Richter scale. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France. Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England. However,people should not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said,as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.

Centers of the Great European Cities

      The centers of the great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting. metropolitan atmosphere.

     Squares, plazas (广场 ) and  arcades (拱廊 ) form  the  heart  of Europe's cities.

     Venice in Italy has the Piazza San Marco-a beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches. restaurants and cafes. In Barcelona. Spain, La Bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. London's Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats(杂演员 )and artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive. In London, they serve as a beautiful backdrop(背景 ） to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames.

      These vibrant(有活力的 ) hearts are  the  product of centuries of evolution, social historian Joel Garreau told US News and World Re-port recently. "The reason people think Venice is so great today is you don't see all the mistakes. " said Garreau. " Those have all been removed. " Most European cities were laid out before the invention of the car. So bars, restaurants and cafes were near to people's homes.Today,the focus of many Europeans' life has moved away from the centers. They live in the suburbs and outskirts, driving to supermarkets to get their supplies. But on a continent where people treasure convention, there are still those who hold onto traditional ways, living and shopping locally.  These people, together with tourists, provide the city centers with their reason for existence.

      Coffee culture plays a part in keeping these city centers flourishing. This is particularly true of Paris whose citizens are famous enthusiastic conversationalists. This skill is developed over many hours spent  chatting over  espressos(浓咖啡) and  cigarettes.

     Religion also plays a role in developing sociable atmosphere. People in Roman Catholic countries used to visit the Church on an almost daily basis. Entire communities would gather in the same building and then move out to the markets. Cafes and bars in the surrounding streets. An enormous example of this relationship between church and society is the Duomo. The huge marble cathedral in Florence,Italy is surrounded by bakeries and coffee shops, and caters not only to the tourist crowds, but also the local community.

假设你是李津，你的美国朋友Chris就读于天津某国际学校。他热爱中国文化，特别是戏曲文化。8月5日下午2：00在新落成的天津大剧院将上演越剧《梁山伯与祝英台》。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Chris写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起观看演出。

    ◇提出邀请并简述原因；

    ◇提出观剧后活动建议（如参观附近的博物馆或美术馆等）；

    ◇请求对方回复。

    注意：(l)请使用规范英语，词数不少于l00,

          (2)可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；

          (3)开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

    参考词汇：越剧Shaoxing Opera，《梁山伯与祝英台》Butter fly

Lovers，天津大剧院Tianjin Grand Theater

Dear Chris,

I have good news to tell you.                                                        

                                                                Yours,

                                                                 Li Jin

    Li Jin

获胜者，优胜者 n. w

（使）枯萎，凋谢 v.

 垂直的，竖的 a.

易变的，变量的 a.

唯一的，独特的 a

地下的，隐蔽的 a.

真实的，如实地 ad.

 星期二 n.

 传统，惯例 n. 

同情，同情心 n. 

传统，惯例 n.

 投降，让步 vi.

足够的，充分的 a.

亲属，亲戚 n. 

抵抗，反抗 n. 

有目的的，蓄意的 a.

财产；性质 n. 

俯望，漏看 vt.

发源，源自 vi.

音乐的，悦耳的 a. 

 意图，打算 n. 

 男人的平均身高比女人高几英寸。

你所说的与我们正在讨论的豪不相干。

教育应该使每个学生德、智、体全面发展。

这本书对读者产生了很大影响。

这次考试比我们预想的要难得多。

There is a clear distinction between one who is supposed to know and another, usually a younger person who is supposed not to know. However, teaching is not necessarily the area of a special group of people, nor should it be looked upon as a technical skill. Teaching can be more like guiding and assisting than forcing information into a blank mind. If you have a certain skill, you should be able to share it with others. You do not have to get a certificate to convey what you know to them or to help them in their attempt to teach themselves. All of us, from the very youngest children to the oldest members of our society, should come to realize our own talent and abilities as teachers. We can share what we know, however little it might be, with others who have need of that knowledge or skill.

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假设你是红星中学高三（l）班的学生李华，校报英文版正在开展“续写雷锋日记”活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，将你所做的一件好事以日记形式记述下来，向校报投稿。

    注意：(l)日记的开头已为你写好。

          (2)词数不少于150。​